A. Ellen Wolf
is a defense attorney who runs afoul of murderous district attorney Miguel
Prado.

He
tries to talk Dexter into killing Ellen, claiming she is putting criminals
back on the street. But Dexter - seeing that she is only doing her job
- refuses. When she begins investigating Prado's own activities, Miguel
decides to kill her by himself.

This is Ellen's
home office.

We see the home
several times.

The first time
(when we see only the interior) is when Maria LaGuerta comes to visit Ellen,
in Episode 4
(of Season 3), "All in the Family".

Maria
brings evidence that the conviction of Chickie Hines (one of Prado's big
victories) was invalid.

Ellen
is impressed that someone from the police department would help the defense.
They share cupcakes & scotch, and bond as new friends...

We see the front
door at the end of Episode
8, "The Damage a Man Can Do",when
Miguel Prado unexpectedly shows up on her doorstep.

And we see the
exterior in Episode
9, "About Last Night", when Dexter shows up to investigate her
disappearance.

Q.
What is it actually in real life?

A. A residential
home.

Q.
Where can I find it in real life?

A. This house
can be found at 3934
Pacific Ave, in northwest Long Beach,
CA.

[Warning:
This is a private home. Do not trespass on their property,
knock on their door,
or do anything else that might disturb the residents. ]

Q.
How the heck did you figure out where it was?

A. This
was a tricky one. They never showed the entire house, only the front
door and porch. And, as it turns out, the producers had tricked up the
front porch with a fish sign, wind chimes, roses on the columns, a new
door, and other items that made it look different than it does in real
life. With so little to go on, and not knowing where to start, I honestly
didn't spend much time looking for it.

In
2010, a fan, Geoff,
emailed me saying he had found the house in Long Beach (based in part on
the house seen across the street).

I checked
it out in person, and sure enough (as you can see from the photo I shot
above) it was the right place. (Thanks, Geoff!)